Is 4898 is a composite number or not ?
- As we already know that, the number having factors 1 and the number itself is the prime number.
- And numbers having more than these two factors are the composite numbers.
- To check whether the number 4898 is composite or not first we have to find its factors.
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Factors of 4898:
- If we have taken numbers from 1, 2, 3…for checking factors of 4898 we found that 4898 has factors 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898. Hence, we must say that 4898 is a composite number.
- Thus, 4898 is the composite number.
- If we multiply 4898 by 1, 2, 3 then we get the multiples of 4898 which are 4898, 9796 and so on.
About the number 4898:
- 4898 has more than two factors which are 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898 and hence it is the composite number.
- 4898 is the even composite number and it is not the perfect square also.
- If we divide 4898 by, 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898 then we get remainder as zero. Hence, 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898 are the factors of 4898.
Note:
- 4898 is not the perfect square.
- Factors of 4898: 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898
- Prime factors of 4898: 2, 31, 79
Conclusion:
- 4898 is the composite number which has factors, 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898
- And hence, 4898 is not the prime number.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1) 4898 is a
a) Prime number
b) even number
c) even Composite number
d) Both a and c
Ans: c) even composite number
2) The prime factors of a composite number 4898 are
a) 4898
b) 2, 31, 79
c) 62, 158, 2449 and 4898
d) 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898
Ans: b) 2, 31, 79
3) 4898 is even composite number because
a) It has factors 1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449 and 4898
b) It has more than two factors
c) Divisible by 2
d) all
Ans: d) all